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Our willingness to pay more for premium is causing counterfeit products to proliferate
Shares in Safran, Spirit AeroSystems, Senior and Meggitt hit by lack of clarity over extent of shut down
The retailer reinvented its supply chain in surprising ways to become super-flexible
Technology will remove the drudgery of sourcing daily essentials and alter what consumers pay for products
Consumers and investors demand to know the provenance of purchases and investments
Economies of China and Germany look exposed as growth shifts
Despite a thaw in trade tensions, many American companies plan to shift production
UK companies will have to start collecting data or stop exporting to Northern Ireland
The ideas and people behind the integration of data, technology and professional services. Plus: when pictures replace text in contracts; data-driven overhaul of the public sector; tracing goods; and more than 60 case studies of disruption in action
Precise technological records will benefit anyone who needs to keep track, from small farmers in Africa to buyers of diamond rings
Beneficiary of US-China trade ructions joins trade entrepôts on elite list
Manufacturing industries warn of ‘serious risk’ to competitiveness
Healthcare systems across Africa are underfunded and understaffed. But clinicians and politicians are campaigning to secure more funds, improve medical training, widen access to vaccines, tackle counterfeit drugs and develop more affordable medicines
It is time for a macroeconomic Marie Kondo: does a Pret A Manger sandwich spark joy?
Justin Trudeau apologises for wearing brownface makeup at a private school party in 2001
Chuck Robbins predicts a trade agreement between China and the US will come soon
Recipes changed and ingredients stockpiled in effort to safeguard nation’s staple lunch
Survey shows majority have not completed basic customs paperwork
Google and Apple are among those betting on the country as groups seek trade war haven
US tech group and manufacturing partner admit using too many temporary workers
Production shift to create new rivals for world’s consumer tech factory
European governments grapple with concerns about using Huawei in 5G networks
The deal aims to remove tariffs just as region is poised to win jobs from China
Tech giant asks suppliers to review costs in south-east Asia and Mexico
